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Letters To The Editor
Monday, May 27, 2024
Letters To The Editor
Monday, May 27, 2024
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YOUR LETTERS
I am depressed. News seems negative: political divisiveness, social media spreading misinformation, intense wildfires and tornadoes, stubborn inflation which keeps grocer...
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The Groton Town Council has been entertaining proposals of what to do with the old S.B. Butler School property.
One local developer is proposing to install a new multi-u...
What a wonderful article highlighting Blissworks Yoga & Healing Arts Studio in The Day, “Longtime New London yoga studio enters home stretch.”
As soon as one walks into ...
Anyone who knows me knows that I'm very much dedicated to preserving the historic nature of downtown New London. When I look at the big open space that was once the First...
The Day’s May 4 article by Greg Smith titled, “Does CT prosecute gun offenders?” addressed the issue of prosecution rates for firearm related offenses. The article explai...
Our veterans deserve better. As a candidate for state representative, I am committed to advocating for policies that address the systemic challenges faced by our veterans...
I have been coaching boys and girls cross-country at Stonington High School for 40 years. The evil of abortion takes away that chance of life of the baby that God has cre...
Memorial Day is a day celebrated to honor those who fought for these United States of America. The civilians and military have special duties to honor this holiday. In ac...
There continues to be a discontinuity between the items on the opinion page and items sometimes in the region section. I refer specifically to the opinions of David Colli...
I would like to comment on the article from The Day, May 2, “Stonington OK’s budget with $7.6M in capital improvements, no tax increase,” by Carrie Czerwinski. There was ...
I commend state Sen. Martha Marx for her unwavering support of Connecticut's working people and families. Her dedication, including support for House Bill 5005, which gua...
As temperatures heat up, now is the time for Connecticut families to have important conversations about boating safety. Not only is drowning a leading cause of death for ...
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Once again, the Connecticut state legislature has failed to pass significant legislation to mitigate climate change that is adversely impacting our health, agriculture, i...
In response to "Free speech hypocrisy," a letter sent in by Jacob Hurt, let's tackle a couple of issues: Dean Kahler, a Kent State student who was wounded during the prot...
From the beginning of 2018, many St. Patrick parishioners questioned the scale and scope including why the parish hall had to be demolished. The church ignored the feedba...
I urge Ledyard residents to vote ‘yes’ for the budget May 21 at Ledyard Town Hall. The town council and board of education worked extremely hard to craft a responsible an...
May is Older Americans Month. It is a time, nationally recognized and declared by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, where we formally honor our senior citizens by giving...
I saw a letter to the editor on Monday, April 19 about "Who's replacing the cut trees.“ I would like to add to this.
Trees are our heroes and are important to our lives...
How did it start? In mid-17th century, some European scientists discovered that by burning stuff, they could extract useful work. What kind of stuff? Wood, coal and refin...
One of our favorite things in Groton is the Poquonnock River Boardwalk and gazebo. They offer wonderful views of the river and birds and are wheelchair accessible. This w...
This letter is in response to Claire Bessette’s article, “Appeals in CMEEC Kentucky Derby case to be heard in New York,” laying out the excursion of CMEEC from a $2 milli...
Most Americans familiar with President Eisenhower view him as an outstanding leader and president. It's time for us all to consider his sage advice before we vote this No...
Every day people who use drying machines usually add a sheet to eliminate static. The dryer is an example of how the sun strikes the earth, becoming a heating source for ...
Twenty years ago, the town of Salem adopted a charter which set forth the structure and essential details of town government: Town Meeting as legislative body; the First ...
I attended the meeting in Old Lyme regarding a potential compromise over ownership and use of Tantummaheag Landing. I believe the agreement would have been effective. Geo...
The Board of Finance during the budget process should weigh in on the town’s affordability, not decide where cuts are made, but rather perform peer reviews to assist in e...
I am the chair of the Old Lyme Board of Finance and a member of the Lymes' Senior Center Building Committee. I write to correct misstatements in an April 29 letter from T...
When Mike France was chair of the state Legislature's Conservative Caucus, he sent in bills like 2021's HB 5108 almost every year, which demanded that campuses protect fr...
Mike France recently released a statement regarding protests at colleges and universities, titled “Add the self-proclaimed terrorists to the FBI’s terror watchlist.”
I w...
Senate Bill (SB) 221, titled "An Act Concerning Gratuities as Part of the Minimum Fair Wage, put forth to the state of Connecticut, is to raise the minimum wage for waitr...
As a resident of East Lyme, I am deeply moved by the profound impact of State Sen. Martha Marx's outstanding work during her first term in office. Her dedication to servi...
The beginning of this May will mark two Jewish dates of importance. The first is Yom HaShoah, where Jews worldwide remember the industrial genocide of their ancestors con...
In The Day, (April 20) article by Alison Cross, reprinted from the Hartford Courant, “Conn. lawmaker to towns: Don’t expect state to fund early voting this session. GOP b...
For those Americans supporting and chanting “Free Palestine” and “from the river to the sea,” calling Israel colonialists and for the end of the state of Israel, are you ...
I have before me a postcard I received from Jewish Voice for Peace, showing a group of their members holding up a banner with the statement, “Criticizing Israel Is Not An...
On April 15, there was a special meeting of Lyme/Old Lyme residents to vote on the approval of an $880,000 increase in the cost to renovate the senior center. The senior ...
I understand that the Connecticut Forestry Division Service is investigating the environmental impact of the 180 trees cut down behind the governor’s home in Greenwich. W...
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